tortoni

noun

tor·​to·​ni tȯr-ˈtō-nē 

: ice cream made of heavy cream often with minced almonds and chopped maraschino cherries and often flavored with rum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The rest are what kids in Bay Ridge and Corona used to want on their birthdays: tortoni, tartufo, spumoni. —Pete Wells, New York Times, 20 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

probably from Tortoni 19th century Italian restaurateur in Paris

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above